Assistant Professor: Hui Li (李慧) received her doctoral degree in public policy and management from the University of Southern California. Before joining the University of Hong Kong, she was an assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida (2016-2018). Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management, collaboration, civil society and governance, and civic engagement—issues that link nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the policy process. She is particularly interested in how various institutional actors, including government agencies, NGOs, and citizens, interact in environmental governance in authoritarian China. She has published in Public Administration Review, Governance, International Affairs, Regulation and Governance, American Review of Public Administration, Administration & Society, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and other outlets.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-5480

Personal Website: https://lihuipa.weebly.com/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hUIFa5wAAAAJ&hl=en

Selected Publications

• Zhang, J.S., Yang, K.F., and Li, H. (2023). Legislative Capacity, Bureaucratic Reputation, and Delegation from a Trust Perspective: A Survey Experiment. Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions.https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12763
• Li, H., and Farid, M. (2023). Stay or Exit: How do International NGOs Respond to Institutional Pressures Under Authoritarianism?. Regulation and Governance. 17(2), 512-530
• Zhang, J.S., Li, H., and Yang, K.F. (2022). Explaining Sustainability Innovation in City Governments: Innovation Mechanisms and Discretion Types in Multi-Level Governance. American Review of Public Administration. 52(5), 366–381
• Li, H., Tang, S.Y., and Lo, C.W.H. (2022). Resource Dependency, Perceived Political Environment, and ENGO Advocacy Under Authoritarian Rule. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 24(6): 667-679
• Zhang, J.S., Li, H., and Yang, K.F. (2021). A Meta-Analysis of the Government Performance-Trust Link: Taking Cultural and Methodological Factors into Account. Public Administration Review. 82 (1): 39-58 One of the Most Downloaded Papers in Public Administration Review (2021-2022)
• Farid, M., and Li, H. (2021). International NGOs as Intermediaries in China’s “Going Out” Strategy. International Affairs. 97 (6), 1945-1962.
• Farid, M., and Li, H. (2021). Reciprocal Engagement and NGO Policy Influence on the Local State in China. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32, 597–609
• Li, H., Wen, B., and Cooper, T.L. (2019). What Makes Neighborhood Associations Effective in Urban Governance? Evidence from Neighborhood Council Boards in Los Angeles. American Review of Public Administration. 49 (8), 931-943
• Li, H. (2019). Leadership Succession and the Performance of Nonprofit Organizations: A Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 29: 341–361.
• Li, H., Tang, S.Y., and Lo, C.W.H. (2018). The Institutional Antecedents of Managerial Networking in Chinese Environmental NGOs. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 47(2), 325-346.
• Li, H. and Zhang, J. S. (2017). How do Civic Associations Foster Political Participation? The Role of Scope and Intensity of Organizational Involvement. Nonprofit Policy Forum. 8(1): 3-24
• Li, H., Lo, C.W.H., and Tang, S.Y. (2017). Nonprofit Policy Advocacy under Authoritarianism. Public Administration Review. 77(1), 103-117.
• Wang, W.J., Li, H., and Cooper, T.L. (2017). Civic Engagement and Citizenship Development: The Case of Homeowners’ Participation in Neighborhood Affairs in Beijing. Administration & Society. 49(6), 827-851.

Book Chapters:

• Li, H. (2023). Political Resources and NGO Policy Advocacy Strategies in Authoritarian China. In Max Grömping and Jessica C. Teets (eds.). Lobbying the Autocrat: The Dynamics of Policy Advocacy in Non-democracies(pp.180-201). University of Michigan Press
• Li, H., and Zhang, J.S. (2021). Chinese Public Administration Research in Mainstream PA Journals: A Systematic Review (2002-2020). In Thomas Andrew Bryer (ed.).Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management (pp. 286-298). Edward Elgar Publisher

Other Publications

• Li, H. (2021). Political Embeddedness and NGO Policy Advocacy Strategies in Authoritarian China. Democracy and Autocracy.19 (3), 23-28.
• Yeo, J.W., Li, H., Shin, Y.A. and Haupt, B. (2018). Cultural Approach to Crisis Management. In Ali Farazmand, Frances Edwards, Daniel Goodrich, Steven Koven and Matthew H. Ruther (eds.). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance(pp. 1257-1261), Springer.

Research Grants

• General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, PI 2023 (HKD 623,325)
• General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Co-I 2019 (HKD1,010,400)
• Seed Fund for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong, PI 2019 (HKD150,000)

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